WordPress Directory

Best Wordpress Backup WordPress Plugins

7 plugins · 5.3M combined installs · 4.6/5 avg rating

Complete WordPress backup plugins capture both the file system — themes, plugins, uploads, and core files — and the MySQL database in a single coordinated snapshot that can restore a site to an exact previous state. Unlike partial backup approaches, a full WordPress backup ensures that file-level and database-level changes are captured together, preventing the mismatch errors that arise when restoring only one component. Site owners use these plugins to create restore points before major updates, migrations between hosts, or significant content restructuring. Leading full backup plugins offer one-click restore, migration wizards for moving sites between domains or servers, and integration with multiple cloud storage destinations to keep recent copies safely offsite.

Comparison

#PluginAuthorActive InstallsRatingReviews
1UpdraftPlusDavid Anderson / Team Updraft3.0M 4.88,371
2DuplicatorSyed Balkhi1.0M 4.94,854
3BackuplySoftaculous600K 4.5127
4BackWPupWP Media500K 4.01,316
5WP STAGING WordPress Backup PluginRene Hermenau100K 4.82,445
6Total UpkeepBoldGrid60K 4.8434
7WP Database BackupBackup For WP30K 4.4101